Reilly Blames Two in Lindbergh Baby Case
Bruno Hauptmann defense counsel Edward J. Reilly implicated Betty Gow and the late Ollie Whateley as insiders in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder. He said Colonel Lindbergh was betrayed by those who worked for him and urged acquittal to avoid the electric chair.
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Collusion in Ship Bidding Disclosed in Senate Hearing
A surprise witness told the senate munitions committee that shipyard officials from the Big Three often aligned on contracts before 1933. George B. Yard said it was general knowledge each yard wanted and generally got what it sought, while stock moves tied to Cord Corporation raised questions. Ben Smith and Thomas Bragg were named. Smith is seriously ill in a New York hospital.
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Cord Corporation
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Danine
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Flock
Ben Smith
Thomas Bragg
Wall Street
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Bragg
New York
Twenty-Two Sentenced to Die on North Carolina Death Row
In Raleigh on February 11 22 men sit on death row at the state prison awaiting electrocution. Dortch Waller a 46 year old Black man was added to death row after being sentenced to die April 26 for murdering Granville county merchant John Harris.
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Granville County
Long demands senate probe of Postmaster General Farley
Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana introduced a resolution demanding a Senate committee investigate general and specific charges of misconduct irregularity dishonesty and other activity by James A. Farley postmaster general.
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Farley Washington
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Louisiana
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Roosevelt hints at veto of work relief bill
President Roosevelt may veto the 4.88 billion work relief bill if major changes are added, as administration efforts try to quell a senate committee revolt amid debate over the measure.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Hauptmann Worried Over Jury Verdict Says Guard
Flemington New Jersey February 11 Special deputy Hovey Low who has spent months with Richard Hauptmann says the prisoner believes the verdict looks dark. Hauptmann anxious about rift among attorneys Lloyd Fisher and Edward J Reilly. Low notes Hauptmann remains an enigma yet shows nerves as trial nears. He pities Hauptmann for his wife and child and recalls changes from stoic calm to worry and momentary bravado.
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Fendant
Flemington
N. J
Brads
Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Lew
Adventure Ship Parker SOS Sparks Rescue by HMS Australia
A midday SOS from the American schooner Adventure Ship Parker sent HMS Australia racing through a storm to aid the battered vessel. The rescue marks the second mercy call in 24 hours after dawn patrols found Parker in better shape, later reporting help was unnecessary.
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Seth Parker
Australia
Parker
North Carolina South Carolina Rain Forecast Tonight Through Tuesday
Weather forecast predicts rain for North and South Carolina with little temperature change. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville fresh northeast and east, overcast with rain tonight and Tuesday. From Sandy Hook to Hatteras, winds shift from northwest to north, then northeast and east. rain expected tonight and Tuesday, mainly in the south tonight.
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Relief bill holds spot in Congress
Washington February 11 The administration proposed four point eight eight billion dollar work relief measure faced key votes in the Senate finance and House Ways and Means committees. Debates centered on payroll taxes and funding methods while other helps aim to bolster defense and social security programs. Separate developments included munitions testimony on big shipyards and labor council action opposing union decrees. A New York liquor enforcement drive reported 230 violations in four days and Chicago 423 violations.
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Reconsideration of Prevailing Wage Rider on Relief Bill
Senate appropriations committee voted 14 to 9 to reconsider the McCarran prevailing wage amendment in the relief bill and deferred final action. Senator McAdoo pushed the move with cost-impact figures while Corrigan Gill of the relief administration was to verify. Roosevelt backs retaining the wage rule to keep private wages from undercutting government payrolls.
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Roosevelt
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Mary McElroy Safe After Reported Kidnaping
Mary McElroy daughter of Kansas City’s city manager was taken from a Chicago bus in Normal Illinois for police questioning after a reported kidnaping. She telegraphed her father saying she was safe in Springfield, Alabama, and a plane was to bring her home. Police trace included a sighting on an eastbound bus and a hat shop employee’s ticket purchase.
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Luke Lea Granted Freedom To Attend Mother's Rites
Luke Lea former United States senator from Tennessee left the North Carolina state prison under guard just before 10 am en route to Nashville to attend his mother Mrs Overton Lea's funeral. He received a temporary parole from serving a sentence for state bank law violations and may stay away until Sunday. Oscar Pitts of the prison staff was assigned to guard him. bond of $10,000 will be executed in Asheville with F. L. Seely acting as bondsman.
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Luke Lea
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Lea
Oscar Pitts
Pitts
Percy
Asheville
F. L. Seely
Seely
Ehringhaug
Overton Lea
Washington
Ashville
North Carolina General Assembly Sees Early Progress
Raleigh reports the 1935 general assembly enters its sixth week with no major statewide laws enacted yet observers say the session is ahead of recent years. Focus remains on appropriations and revenue bills as the finance committee nears completion and sales tax plans face an anti tax substitute.
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General Assembly
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Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee
Joint Finance Committee
Gold Clause Ruling Seen Likely After Feb 18 Verdict
Washington reports speculation on the Supreme Court gold clause cases affecting a $69 billion issue. Observers note markets on holiday and expect a decision on a regular opinion day, with a potential ruling by February 18 and a recess to March 4.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Lincoln
Kennamer Goes On Trial Today In Oklahoma
Phil Kennamer nineteen son of a federal judge goes on trial in Pawnee Oklahoma for the fatal shooting of John Gorrell a twenty three year old dental student and sixty seven year old Tulsa physic. The trial follows a change of venue and draws witnesses from Tulsa society including social register figures and wealthy families.
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Okla
Tulsa
Phil Kennamer
John F. Gorrell
Franklin BE
Kennamer
Cotton Trade With Germany Reopened
Senator Smith of South Carolina announced plans to reopen negotiations to trade about 50000 bales of American cotton for German goods. The State Department previously rejected the idea, citing it would require accepting goods worth over 48000000 dollars that could compete with American industry. Smith urged further consideration to move congested commodities.
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Washington
Smith
South Carolina
State Department
Francis B. Sayre
Mussolini mobilizes large Italian force toward Eritrea
Italy orders 250000 soldiers and 50 airplanes mobilized into Eritrea amid rising tensions with Ethiopia. Balbo led the air fleet from Cyrenaica to Africa and will attend a grand council in Rome. Two divisions with about 8000 men each are recalled, along with additional air units in Sicily and Italian Somaliland. Diplomatic circles note Europe risks escalation and potential African action without broader European agreement.
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tale of death claims and Hollywood oddities
A San Monica writer mocks claims of resurrection and near death stories. He cites a British man who says heaven was great and a Hollywood case who was reportedly dead 22 minutes. He suggests the debaters are fabricating for attention while awaiting court action.
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